noun
1. (poetic) tranquil silence (Freq. 6)
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the still of the night
2. calmness without winds (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑windlessness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑windless (for: ↑windlessness), ↑still
• Hypernyms: ↑calmness
3. a state of no motion or movement
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the utter motionlessness of a marble statue
• Syn: ↑motionlessness, ↑lifelessness
• Ant: ↑motion (for: ↑motionlessness)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑lifeless (for: ↑lifelessness), ↑still, ↑motionless (for: ↑motionlessness)
• Hypernyms: ↑state
• Hyponyms: ↑stationariness, ↑immobility, ↑fixedness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.